Web Ethics & Safety Vocabulary
Across
- 5. Theft crime which occurs when someone’s personal and financial information is
- 7. Virus computer program which replicates and spreads itself from one computer to another
- 10. originally refers to someone who is an expert at computer programming and who is able to solve computer problems, but also means someone who illegally gains access to others’ computer for their own profits
- 11. Engineering Vector method through which hackers can gain access to a computer
- 12. use of computers, cell phones or other electronic devices to deliberately and repeatedly harm another person through the Internet
- 15. Property ownership of any creative work or invention
- 17. computer device which forwards data packets from one network to another
- 18. use of other people’s words, thoughts or ideas without crediting the source
- 20. Detection System device which monitors network activities for malicious attacks and produces reports to a management station
Down
- 1. software designed to protect computers from viruses
- 2. creation, distribution or forwarding of a message which includes sexually explicit materials through a computer, cell phone or other electronic device
- 3. Switch network controller which connects network devices and allows effective communication between these devices
- 4. Private Network security component which encrypts data and keeps it private within a public Network
- 6. unauthorized reproduction or distribution of copyrighted materials, information or production
- 8. Predator adult Internet user who uses social networking sites, chat rooms or other cyberspace to approach and eventually hurt other people, usually for sexual or other abusive purposes
- 9. Use exception to copyright infringement
- 13. collection of computers controlled by users other than their owners to perform automated tasks over the Internet
- 14. Scam fraud which involves stealing personal information for financial gain through e-mail
- 16. granted legal right which gives the creator of an original work exclusive rights to reproduce, publish, sell or distribute his or her production
- 19. in order to impersonate him or her for financial gain